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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,102
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT WAS STARTING A FIRE USING A GAS CAN; FLAME BURNED FOREARM NO FIRE DE PARTMENT DX: BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Kerosene |
| WHILE IN CAMPER, KEROSENE CAN EXPLODED BURNING HEAD, HANDS AND BACK AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 26 YOM BURNED ON FLAMING GAS CAN BURN HAND NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| FX L THUMB - GAS CAN BLEW UP WHEN HOLDING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| STATES KICKED CAN OF BURNING GAS TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM HIS CHILDREN & CAUGHT LEGS ON FIRE. DX FLAME BURN OF LOWER EXTREMITIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS FILLING UP GAS CAN & CELL PHONE RANG CAUSING EXPLOSION. FD NS. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURNS FACE/HANDS 10% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| GASOLINE IN EYES CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS WHEN FRIEN THREW SMALL CAN OF G ASOLINE AT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans, House repair or construction materials |
| ON THE GROUND BY A BUILDING THAT WAS BEING SHINGLED& A GAS CAN THAT WAS ON THE ROOF FELL, HITTING IN THE ARM. 12 IN SKIN TEAR LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| DX RIGHT RING FINGER CONTUSION: GAS CAN FELL ONTO FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| WAS PUTTING A GAS CAN IN THE PICK-UP AND STARTED HAVING ONSET OF WRIST PAIN. LEFT WRIST FX. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT WAS CAMPING WITH FRIENDS - ONE FRIEND HAND A LIGHTED TORCH NEAR GAS CAN - CAN IGNITED AND PROPELLED A SHOT INTO PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| TRYING TO SET GAS CAN ON FIRE BUT HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE, FD UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| A FUEL CAN FELL ON LT FOOT & INJURED LT BIG TOE-SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| FINGER CT-HIT FINGER ON A GAS CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, SPLASHED GAS FROM FLEXI TUBE OF A GAS CAN I NTO LT EYE WHILE FILLING TANK ON A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 69 YOM WAS INJURED AT HOME WHILE REMOVING A FIVE GALLON GAS CAN FROM TH E TRUNK OF HIS CAR-DX GROIN INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PICKING UP GAS CAN; LUMBAR STRAIN W/ SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| POSSIBLY INGESTED AND SPLASHED GASOLINE IN FACE FROM GAS CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT WAS BURNING BRUSH AND CAUGHT GAS CAN ON FIRE AND EXPLODED UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED DX BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| DX LEFT FOOT CONTUSION: DROPPED 5 GALLON GAS CAN ONTO FOOT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 30 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN A GAS CAN BLEW UP AND BURNED HIS FACE AND HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 12 YOM GAS CAN EXPLODED BURNS TO UPPER TRUNK FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENTNOT N OTED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 15 YOM GAS CAN EXPLODED SMOKE INHALATION FD NOT STATED AS ATTENDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Kerosene |
| LUMBAR STRAIN, DEVELOPED BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A 5 GALLON KEROSENE CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| POURING GAS FROM CAN INTO FIRE AND IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE BURNING FACE AND HANDS/UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 36 YO M CUT FINGER ON GAS CAN LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT. WAS PUTTING GAS IN HIS CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME IC E, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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